| 2003 Women's British Open | |
| Location: | Lancashire, England |
| Course: | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Dates: | 31 July – 3 August 2003 |
| Org: | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | [1] |
| Field: | 144 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut: | 147 (+3) |
| Purse: | $1,600,000 €1,435,782 |
| Winners Share: | $254,880 €228,720 |
| Score: | 278 (−10) |
| Previous: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The 2003 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 27th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports and ABC Sports televised the event in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.
Annika Sörenstam won the sixth of her ten major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Se-Ri Pak, the 2001 champion. The victory completed the career grand slam for Sörenstam.[2]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 198 | 390 | 410 | 357 | 170 | 474 | 542 | 389 | 144 | 3,074 | 311 | 465 | 151 | 324 | 418 | 455 | 333 | 406 | 371 | 3,234 | 6,308 | |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Thursday, 31 July 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | T1 | align=center rowspan=2 | 67 | align=center rowspan=2 | −5 | |
 Karrie Webb | ||||||
| align=center | 3 | align=center | 68 | align=center | −4 | |
| align=center rowspan=7 | T4 | align=center rowspan=7 | 69 | align=center rowspan=7 | −3 | |
| Christina Kuld | ||||||
 Se-ri Pak | ||||||
| Jennifer Rosales | ||||||
| Georgina Simpson | ||||||
| Karen Stupples | ||||||
| Shani Waugh |
Friday, 1 August 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70-66=136 | −8 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T2 | 69-69=138 | align=center rowspan=2 | −6 | |
| 67-71=138 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=5 | T4 | 72-67=139 | align=center rowspan=5 | −5 | |
| 70-69=139 | |||||
| 74-65=139 | |||||
| 74-65=139 | |||||
| 67-72=139 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T9 | 71-69=140 | align=center rowspan=2 | −4 | |
| 68-72=140 |
Amateurs: Serramià (+3), Keighley (+5), Brewerton (+6)
Saturday, 2 August 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70-69-67=206 | −10 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T2 | 69-69-69=207 | align=center rowspan=2 | −9 | |
| 67-71-69=207 | |||||
| 4 | 68-72-68=208 | −8 | |||
| 5 | 67-72-70=209 | −7 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T6 | 70-66-74=210 | align=center rowspan=2 | −6 | |
| 74-65-71=210 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T8 | 73-69-69=211 | align=center rowspan=2 | −5 | |
| 71-70-70=211 | |||||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T10 | 74-71-67=212 | align=center rowspan=2 | −4 | |
| 73-71-68=212 |
Sunday, 3 August 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annika Sörenstam | 68-72-68-70=278 | −10 | 254,880 |
| 2 | Se-ri Pak | 69-69-69-72=279 | −9 | 159,300 |
| T3 | Grace Park | 74-65-71-70=280 | −8 | 99,563 |
| Karrie Webb | 67-72-70-71=280 | |||
| 5 |  Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70-69-67-76=282 | −6 | 71,685 |
| T6 |  Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73-71-68-71=283 | −5 | 58,941 |
| Wendy Ward | 67-71-69-76=283 | |||
| 8 | Sophie Gustafson | 73-69-71-71=284 | −4 | 50,976 |
| 9 | Young Kim | 73-70-72-70=285 | −3 | 46,197 |
| T10 |  Candie Kung | 73-71-69-73=286 | −2 | 39,825 |
| Gloria Park | 70-75-69-72=286 |
Amateur: Serramià (+6)